Engineering Culture by InfoQ
Leaders Need to Be Coaches to Enable Developer Effectiveness
Sep 1, 2023
Guest Phil Alves discusses how leaders can enable developer effectiveness, including measuring key metrics, building a strong culture for effective tracking, becoming mentors and coaches as senior developers, and transitioning from a developer mindset to a skill set.
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- Coaching in technical leadership is personalized and focused on individual's current problems and needs, different from training that follows a syllabus.
- Metrics such as completion rate, cycle time, and code review size help teams assess their performance and identify areas for improvement.
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Coaching vs Training
The guest, Phil Alves, discusses the difference between coaching and training in the context of technical leadership. He explains that while training follows a syllabus, coaching is more personalized and focused on the individual's current problems and needs. Phil draws an analogy to sports coaching, where a coach observes the team in real-time and provides guidance for improvement. He emphasizes the need for more coaching tools and strategies in the software development industry, especially as teams grow in size and complexity.
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